While you will likely encounter diving birds and schooling tuna en route to your Bahamian port of call, once you are within 12 nautical miles of land you'll have to forgo fishing until you clear customs. Yellow quarantine flags indicate vessels that have yet to receive their fishing license and vessel documentation. Photo: Steve Dougherty-doughertyphotos.com

Once you've found a flock of birds, position yourself in relation to the wind and current so your chunk and live baits intercept the schooling tuna. Finding the fish isn't difficult, but achieving consistent success will take time. Photo: Steve Dougherty-doughertyphotos.com

Bahamian yellowfin don't rival the cows caught in other foreign destinations, but what they lack in size they make up for in numbers. High flying frigate birds indicate the prize below. . Photo: Steve Dougherty-doughertyphotos.com

Sharks are insanely aggressive in the Bahamas and require anglers to make quick work of their catch. Within reach of even the smallest center consoles, the Bahamas are a favored summertime stomping grounds of anglers in the know. Photo: Steve Dougherty-doughertyphotos.com